Refined Products
PBF does not estimate the duration of Martinez refinery shutdown
Independent U.S. refiner PBF Energy said it has no estimate for how long its 156,400-barrel-per-day (bpd) Martinez, California, refinery will remain shut following a fire on February 1, according to a statement released on Thursday. In a Thursday morning conference call, executives of the company said that it was not possible to assess the damage caused by the fire due to ongoing investigations. The site of the ignition has been cordoned off. Company executives stated during a conference call that the fire started near the 77.500-bpd hydrotreater for cat feed, which uses hydrogen in order to remove sulfur from the...